There are no blues around here!
My daughter is engaged,
so there is plenty to be happy about.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
"O, Give Me Burning Blue"
I thought I was going to have the PERFECT post
for this week's Midweek Blues.
I was going to a Blueberry Festival in Bethlehem, PA.
Perfect, right?
Well, it was not to be...
Shortly after we dropped the kids off to ride bikes along the Lehigh Canal,
my husband and I went to the Blueberry Festival.
We toured this historic home on the premises:
First stop was the kitchen,
which in colonial times was not part of the home.
The master bedroom was beautiful.
I especially like the yellow wood stove.
The servant's room,
was accessed by the tiniest staircase ever.
And right about now.... my phone rang.
One of the kids had a flat tire.
And kids being kids,
they were not particularly interested in the Blueberry Festival.
So we spent the rest of the day walking around old Bethlehem.
We talked with the Blacksmith
in the Colonial Industrial Quarter.
So, I do not have blueberry goodies to show you,
but I did find a few other blues
and my story too.
By the way, the Burnside Plantation
had been scheduled for demolition
to make way for town homes.
Thankfully, someone stepped in
and prevented that from happening!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Double Luck
Found at Valley Forge National Park.
Be sure to visit Kathy at You'll Shoot Your Eye Out
and welcome her to the world of blogging!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Beware! The Blob.
Just over half a century ago,
'The Blob'
made its debut on the big screen.
Have you seen the movie?
(Shhhh....I have not.)
This old-time horror movie
was designed for the drive-in set
and starred the as-of-then unknown
Steve McQueen.
Since celebrating the movie this year
with the people of
with the people of
the classic Pennsylvania town of Phoenixville,
I think it is time I finally watched it.
I think it is time I finally watched it.
Beginning in the year 2000,
the residents of Phoenixville
have been reenacting a scene from the movie annually.
Movie-goers fill the Colonial Theater -
the recently renovated original theater in the film -
and all run screaming from the theater!
The following day
the Blobfest continues in the form of a street fair.
The streets are lined with classic cars,
vendors of all types of horror memorabilia,
Blob souvenirs,
costumed characters,
and musical entertainment.
What I loved about Blobfest,
is that the event is not like big, massive city festival.
Instead, it is true, small town America at its best!
I love the quaintness of Phoenixville,
and this festival fits in perfectly with the essence of the town.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Colors of Independence
I recently watched a timely webinar from CreativeLive
on how to shoot fireworks.
The webinar helped improve my fireworks shots significantly!
This is the first time I have used the 'bulb' setting
on my camera.
I don't think I had ever noticed the bulb setting before!
These firework were provided by
the Ambler Kiwanis at the Wissahickon High School.
Here is the complete gallery.
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